The great endeavor that I am currently undertaking is the research and writing of a book on Michigan's lumber history, tentatively titled "Green Gold: The Rise and Fall of Michigan's White Pine Lumber Industry." In the research for this, I am currently reading Geroge W. Hotchkiss's "History of the Lumber and Forestry Industry of the Northwest" an Continue Reading

About Me

My name is Rob Burg and I am a lumber and CCC historian in Michigan. From 1998-2013, I was the site historian and historic sites manager for four historic sites and museums for the Michigan Historical Museum system, notably the Hartwick Pines Logging Museum at Hartwick Pines State Park and the Michigan CCC Museum at Higgins Lake. Read more about me > >